“Go To Witches’ Camps For Revival Instead Of America,” Primate Ayodele Blasts Pastors Over Foreign Junkets
In a blistering critique that has set tongues wagging across Christendom, the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has taken Nigerian pastors to the cleaners over their penchant for jetting off to foreign lands, particularly the United States, for so-called revival programmes, insisting that such globetrotting crusades are nothing but glorified pleasure trips masquerading as soul-winning missions.
Speaking authoritatively during a special empowerment outreach he personally hosted over the weekend, the fiery cleric dismissed the overseas revivals as outright deceptions, challenging the men of God to redirect their evangelistic zeal towards truly perilous spiritual battlegrounds right here on home soil rather than chasing comfort in the opulent auditoriums of America.
“Going to America to do revival is a lie,” Primate Ayodele angrily said, his voice echoing the frustration of many who view these international jaunts as more about personal indulgence than genuine kingdom advancement, as he urged his fellow shepherds to prove their mettle by storming the camps of witches and wizards to convert the hardened hearts dwelling therein.
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He argued passionately that authentic evangelism demands boldness and sacrifice, not the allure of well-structured foreign gatherings with their plush accommodations and adoring expatriate crowds, positing that pastors who truly embody the Great Commission should shun high-profile events abroad and instead plunge into Nigeria’s spiritually dark enclaves where the gospel faces real resistance, thereby demonstrating the raw power of faith in environments perceived as demonic strongholds.
Underscoring his own commitment to practical Christianity amid Nigeria’s grinding socio-economic challenges, Primate Ayodele opened up on the divine impulse driving his renowned philanthropy, revealing that generosity is not merely an option but the very core of his pastoral calling, a non-negotiable mandate that keeps his conscience at peace even as he dispenses aid to the teeming masses wallowing in poverty.
“What informed my philanthropy is because it’s my mission. If I don’t do it, I won’t feel good. If I put clothes in the wardrobe, someone else will wear them when I die. So I don’t keep money; I don’t have to keep money when people are suffering,” he declared with disarming candour, painting a picture of a leader who walks his talk in an era where clerical opulence often clashes with congregational penury.
For Primate Ayodele, this ethos is no abstract sermon but lived reality, as he emphasised that true pastorship hinges on congruence between proclamation and practice, dismissing any disconnect as sheer hypocrisy. “As a pastor, you follow what you preach. It is what I preach that I am demonstrating. It’s just common sense,” he added, leaving no room for equivocation and challenging his peers to emulate his example of sacrificial service over self-aggrandising escapades.
